William j



June 24, 1930.

w. J. LILLY BOOK MATCH MACHINERY Filed Nov. 14, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet l .INVENTOR June 24, 1930. w. J. LILLY BOOK MATCH MA'bHINERY Filed Nov. 14, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 24, 1930. W J 1,766,180

BOOK MATCH MACHINERY Filed Nov. 14, 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 [Ill/IA economical I 3s? 7 L lf h'e gears for, operating the feed: mecha-' 7' 7 cennected o, p m en V 1- betwe n p ns 13 5 11 Patented June 24,1939

' WILLIAM J. Lrnmccrredone,ivAsnlnerom'l Assrenon T0 n. A. sU'rLirfrE, or a j i TACOMA, WASHINGTON I Applicat ioncfil d November 14,1927. Serial No. 233,257.

My inventionirelates to improvements in machinery for the manufacture or book matches, and the objects of;myimproyementsare toeprovide more efficient and more =matches.;. 1' j a :.-'I-f;attainthese objeetszby means-j of the improvements illustrated in the accompany? ing drawings, in whichify 1 IxFigf. I iszja side elevation lofthe,. match machine. 7 I Fig.2 isa-front eleyationofl ig. 1'. l H a Fig; 3 is a diagrammatical, SBIDlvSBCiDlOIlELl side: View of-the cutters,: cranksp gearing, hopper-and feed mechaniSmm-flilg; 1 and Figitiszanend view the matchmaterial after being passed throughjfthe cutters of the said' match machine. I 1.

Fig. 6 illustrates a rear yiew of hig. 3,

Similar nu'meralfs'refer to similar vparts throughout-the various'iviewsi a {The frame of the match machine isicma;

posed bf sides 11andT2 ,'whichI are'heldgtogather .by means 32 and r "At 3and ting the match, material forgmatchesfas 3 and, it, are; composed offmnltiple ;circular v e; knives, that are: rotatably."mountedfin the ;.double-bea1'ings 23 and -;l;hfe. gears :for rotating the j 'd cutters; 3 and'e'arershownat-sand 60;

1 double crank uby 13;: a

. lA connecting rod a hei ther end- Con cting iiQd. (form I e crank s s QW at 2,.. i th e d o nwhic smounted pin 2% Adouble crank l1neans' of producing book' 'liig.",5 represents a of F g, the top of said frameby means of nuts and} bolts 37 and 88 and spring 89,

V latesbein ,heldin laceb means .oi'nuts' of the tieirods shownfat, p g p y 4 are cutters reagent.

shown in Fig; andaF g t The sa d C t interm'ittentl and Number c {material stacked Within the said hopper 36.

connection l ant ratchet casejs shown l7 midi 8, Which plates'are secured to the frame work and bearings by means of bolts and nuts 19,20, 21 and'22.3 d

V Bearings are shown at 23 and 24;

. 'are'secured to the said frame by means of bolts and nuts 25,26, 27 and 28.. v

A conveyor pulley i-sshown'at 29, mounted on shaft 3 1 a conveyor belt at 30 and aiieed operating crank at 3%, n the'end OfWlllCll-lS I mounted said crank pin-3 4%, i A hopper holder is" shown at 35, i0r sup-'- -frame,;"as shown at 47; and 4:8; Whichfare" separated by filler plates' 55 and 56 Said andostuds l O, 41,42 and e3. 1-

cutters, isshown at lhto which racks a and fiare'secured. I

in conjunction with ratchet wheel gior the a rotation o ff said cutters 3 51' represents strips of matchsai'd match material after being passed flangesfi andv ZE /Which serve to keep the said cutters'3 and at" in their proper relatiye porting i fi d i ldiintplace on I so Thesaiddoublecrankl8 forms a casing i which is provided' w th .paWls 49, Which act.

H a I through the cuttersywlnle .519,'lir f F g.L5,, I I I t 'g i represents a plan viewyofthetsaid strip loft-7,.v -th e said cuttersi I I v a 9 ,ati-52,the secondary drive shaft at figrand 1 broken 'pieces get into the hopper, which might'otherwlse become ammed. I t. TllG'OPQI'ELtlOIl of thematch m'aclnnels as gfollowszf v v Power is applied tofthe rotation of shaft 7 t F 54, by means of belt or gearing; which; 1n. turn, by 'means of gears and A, "serves to rotate shaft 53 and crank 12, which, in; V p p 7 p the match strip is forced through the ma-f V turn, by means of connecting rod 11, pro duces an oscillating movement to crank pms andal3'. V The 'pin shown at '13 has amo'veme'nt extending from 9 to 9 The movement at said pin-=9- produces a c0rrev, sponding Joscillating movement to crank 34 4 hcm 3a to 359, by means of connecting [rod-10'. I 1' Q 'r;:' Y

V The movement of saidcr nkseby means of gears 7 and Sand racks 4:5 and 526, ro-' 'ducesacorrespondingmovement to. the reed platei ll, which t avels' froni'etat to 44t as shown in Fig.3.

'The saidfe'edplate 7 ,between guides'hi andg4 8, the lower guide having slots in said plateto accommodate the movementof-raciis:45'andtc.

- V tending from l rtof atP, Fig, 8, isi brought in contact with the edge of r the lower str p which passes the material partly through shownat 44 whenan'other strip otniatch material 51 drops into position in frontot ward intO-thesaid cutters 8 and 4.

The rotation of thelower cutter 4 is prol of crank13' and the action of pawlsefi' and I ratchet 50, whicl fmoveinent is itransm itted i fromcutter a to'cutterd by means :of gears V '5l'and 6'q I Ma a fThus, it "is apparent, that ascrahk'lZ r0; tates, on shaft 53*itproduces an, oscillating L movement fof crank from '13 to 13,

' which, in turn, by me'ans'ofpawl 49; rotates holder and the assa e of material in case c 1. A device of the character-f 44 isslidabl y mounted Plate-4a,- inlj its forward movement-ex;

qof match material 51,w hich;is forced from its position infthe hopper to pos tion "519;; V V r s means-for ke eping the said the cutters 3 and ti Atthispointthe fe ds iallgnment Wlth eachotherblade 4% returns to" its {former position, as

ably 1 mounted "said 'feed blade and is likewise thrust for v V V V V '7 ter al, :and means for operating the said cut-V tersj'and t'eed mechaiiism,'in timed-relation 'to-each other. .7 1: ;j 4; In a device of the character described,

a 7 frame intermittentlyoperating manifold I j circularc'utters rotatabjlymounted on said f; 7 i

' 'du ced by means of the oscillating movement I Jfratchet wheel-50 a'portionf of a revolution .7

dividing vthe stri s l 'vwhi ch are preferably 1; i 'as jshown'fatiifi{and a"; which rdepressions permitthe passagejof said strip; of match material through that 'p ortion'of the said between the said cutters;-

The reciprocating movementof the feedv blade la permits a strip 'ofmatch'material to drop into positionin'frontfof the said feed blade at each backward stroke, and

with each forward stroke 0 Said blade:

chine, between the said cutters.

Having thus 7 described" my invention;

by Letters Patent is as follows: Y described,

composed of: interlocking manifold loomf bined circular cutters and s preadersprotat ablymounted; said 'combined cutters-fend ,spreaders' having depressions below the perv iphery vof the cuttingifedges,-forithe-pas f" sage of material over a said d'epjres sionsi-withe outf belng cut. V

A device f" Qham ter descritd; vonsistin i duplex multiple interlocking v combined circular cutters i and Spreaders,

f said cutters"an'd' 'spreaders having d r' v sions at intervals across the cutting edge's' of said cutters and spreadersifor the purpo -of avoidingthe cutting off material when passing between said depressions, said cutters and] s readers 'beln' rovlded w th manifold cutters, a reciprocatory plate for o t 0 t: cutters in proper j feeding the said cutters; with match ma frame, a reciprocatory feed mechanism for ters and feed mechanism: inFtiIn'ed relationJ tersmounted on; said frame, a ratchet and what I claim as new and desiregto secure-z said cuttersymeansfor operatingsaid cut- ,1

1 to each other and meansffo'r guiding ma; terialwhen being'cut bysaid'cutters. 1 1 c 7 5. .A device: ofithe character described; i a-comprising a framefma'nifold rotatable out: H "12D"? pawl mechanism for] intermittently rotating said cuttersy a crank for o erating saidf 3 ratchet, means jforgoperating' said crankyf a hopper for' the supply of Ematerialsforfsaid cutters a reciprocating feed means 'f rjcbn f, veying sai'd material from the saidihoppe'r t to the said cutters,-ineansforv operating the said reciprocating {feed meana means" ior rotating said manifold cutters 'in timed; re}.

lation to 'the' feeding mechanism and mea s- I for adjusting the relative positions'eif said cutters g V v V 6. In a machine for making eard matches, rotating interlocking rolls for cutting and ,spreading matches from already formed in dividual cards in'a isingle'operation', and

means for intermittently 'feedin I individual cards to said cutting and spreaing' rolls in timedi'elations to each other.

7 WILLIA J. LiLLY. 

